Shozab Raza (b. 1997, Pakistan) is a Boston-based Designer, Creative Technologist, and Educator.
He crafts bold brand identities and websites for startups, creatives, and nonprofits. He designs generative visuals, multimedia performances, and interactive installations at the edge of technology and culture; teaches design and creative coding; and is currently exploring the potential of AI and large language models (LLMs) in design.
Shozab has collaborated with Coca-Cola, KFC, PepsiCo, SharkNinja, and Universal Music. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Science, MIT, and Boston Cyberarts. He holds an MFA and teaches design at MassArt and Boston University. He is an alumnus of the WIX Weblab Fellowship in New York, a competitive program dedicated to exploring the future of web design. Beyond his professional practice, Shozab creates live-coded visuals for raves, musicals, and theatrical performances.
Whether I’m designing a brand or pushing the boundaries of technology, my goal is to create something that not only pushes the boundaries of creativity but also speaks to the human experience in unexpected ways.
UPCOMING
2025 — Curation (Time Machines - A Multimedia Exhibition), Piano Craft Gallery, Boston MA, US
2025 — Public Art Installation, Wheaton College, Norton MA, US
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
2023 — Material Nature (Solo Exhibition), Godine Gallery, Boston, MA, United States
CURATED
2023 — Fresh Media 2023, Boston Cyberarts Gallery, Boston, MA, United States
2023 — Material Nature (Solo Exhibition), Godine Gallery, Boston, MA, United States
SELECTED
2024 — Interactive Installation (Diwali Soiree - Governor Maura Healey), The Foundry, Cambridge MA, US
2024 — Infection, Spark - Northeastern University, Cambridge MA, US
2024 — Naamyaati Machine, Waveforms, Museum of Science, Boston, MA
2024 — Naamyaati Machine, 1 Hour Party, Hue Boston, MA
2024 — Transhumanism 4, Looking Backward, Looking Forward, Doran Gallery, Boston, MA
2024 — Transhumanism 3, Bioarts Science Bonanza, DMC Massart, Boston, MA
2024 — Transhumanism (woodcut), Print Forward, Frances Euphemia Thompson, Boston, MA
2024 — Membrane, Fresh Media 2024, Boston Cyberarts, Boston, MA
2024 — Transhumanism, Face It, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
2023 — Membrane, Interaction Design Exhibit, Stata Center MIT, Cambridge, MA
2023 — Holiday Smallworks, Cambridge Association of the Arts, Cambridge, MA
2023 — Transhumanism, The Away Show, Student Life Gallery, Boston, MA
2023 — Naamyaati Machine, Design Biennial 2023, Massart x SoWa, Boston, MA
2023 — Naamyaati Machine, DRIFT, Patricia Doran Gallery, Boston, MA
2023 — Naamyaati Machine, Fresh Media 2023, Boston Cyberarts, Boston, MA
2022 — Transhumanism, Design Biennial 2022, Massart x SoWa, Boston, MA
2022 — Transhumanism, The Away Show, Student Life Gallery, Boston, MA
2022 — Transhumanism, Spooky Gallery, Massart Vision Magazine, Boston, MA
PERFORMANCES
2024 — VOID, Stagehack (Boston Tech Poetics), MIT Theater Arts, Cambridge, MA
2024 — Live Visuals, Transporter, Boston Cyberarts, Boston, MA
2023 — Enso Resonance, Hunneman Hall (Brookline Public Library), Boston, MA
2023 — Enso Resonance, Burnes Hall (New England Conservatory), Boston, MA
2023 — Dreamcatcher (Direction/Solo Performance), Pozen Center, Boston, MA
2020 — & Then (Direction), National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
2019 — The Trial (Direction/Lead Performance), Lahore Arts Council, Lahore, Pakistan
2018 — Plague (Direction/Performance), National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
2017 — The Resurrection (Antagonist), National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
2017 — The Typewriter, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
AWARDS
2025 — WIX Weblab Fellow, New York, US
2024 — Graduate award for Big Bold Creative Thinking, Massart, Boston MA, US
2023 — AICAD Fellowship (Nominated)
2022 — Graduate Dean's Scholarship, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2021 — Graduated with Distinction, Highest test score, National College of Arts, Lahore, PK
2019 — Best Director (& Then), UCPAF, Lahore, PK
2019 — Best Technicals - Lighting Design (& Then), UCPAF, Lahore, PK
2019 — Best Production Design (& Then), Farewell Festival NCA, Lahore, PK
2019 — Best Performance (& Then), Farewell Festival NCA, Lahore, PK
FEATURES & TALKS
2025 — Artist Talk, Touchdesigner Meetup VI, DATLAB, NYC
2025 — Guest Critic, CAMD, Northeastern University
2025 — CanvasRebel (Article/Interview)
2024 — Guest Critic, Communication Design, Massart, Boston
2024 — CanvasRebel (Article/Interview)
2024 — Boston Immersive Music Festival (Boston Cyberarts), WBUR (Radio and Article)
2024 — Bold Journey (Article/Interview)
2023 — New Media Art (Digital)
2022 — Massart Vision Magazine, Spooky Gallery
TEACHING & WORKSHOPS
2025 — Lecturer (Design and Strategy), Boston University
2024 — Instructor (Generative Design), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2024 — Instructor (Digital and Time-based Media), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2024 — Instructor (Graphic Design), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2024 — Teaching Assistant (Design & Performance), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2024 — Workshop (Mime Performance), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2023 — Teaching Assistant (Artists Journal), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2023 — Teaching Assistant (Electronic Projects for Artists), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2022 — Workshop (MIME Performance), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2018 - 2019 — Direction (MIME Theater), Neo Transitional Mime, National College of Arts, Lahore, PK
EDUCATION
2024 — MFA, Dynamic Media Institute, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA, US
2024 — UX Design (Certificate), Google
2023 — Interaction Design and Projection (Elective), MIT Theater Arts, Cambridge MA, US
2021 — BFA in Visual Communication Design, National College of Arts, Lahore, PK
Services
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